v0.4.0

What's New in libchewing 0.4.0 (Apr 11, 2014)

• Add the following APIs:
  • Userphrase manipulation
    • chewing_userphrase_enumerate
    • chewing_userphrase_has_next
    • chewing_userphrase_get
    • chewing_userphrase_add
    • chewing_userphrase_remove
    • chewing_userphrase_lookup
  • Keyboardless action
    • chewing_cand_open
    • chewing_cand_close
    • chewing_cand_string_by_index_static
    • chewing_cand_choose_by_index
    • chewing_cand_list_first
    • chewing_cand_list_last
    • chewing_cand_list_has_next
    • chewing_cand_list_has_prev
    • chewing_cand_list_next
    • chewing_cand_list_prev
    • chewing_commit_preedit_buf
    • chewing_clean_preedit_buf
    • chewing_clean_bopomofo_buf
  • Bopomofo buffer
    • chewing_bopomofo_Check
    • chewing_bopomofo_String_static
  • Static API
    • chewing_aux_String_static
    • chewing_buffer_String_static
    • chewing_cand_String_static
    • chewing_commit_String_static
    • chewing_kbtype_String_static
  • Misc
    • chewing_new2
• Dictionary format:
  • Remove text data support
  • Introduce platform independent binary data representation
  • Move binary data to share/libchewing/*
• Userphrase format:
  • Support SQLite-based user phrase storage and manipulation
• New coding style:
  • Use scripts/indent.sh to change coding style
• Bug fixed:
  • Fix chewing_zuin_Check wrong return value #62
  • Fix numlock key cannot output number #45
  • Fix negative frequency problem #75
  • Fix cannot select candidate when symbol exists #79
  • Avoid clearing the buffer when Up arrow key is pressed and escCleanAllBuf is 1.
  • Fix cannot handle numlock 9 correctly #88
  • Fix invalid characters are committed when pre-edit buffer is full
  • Fix AutoLearnPhrase cannot fill correct wordSeq #108
  • Fix wrong auto learn when symbol in between #112
  • Fix missing rpl_malloc for cross compilation #118
  • Fix '\n' appear in symbol table #126
  • Reopen candidate list for symbols with down key #127 #135
  • Let up key close candidate list of symbols #131 #138
• Misc:
  • Add `make check' in cmake build
  • Change MAX_UTF8_SIZE to 4
  • Update official website URL
  • Use CreateFileA() instead of CreateFile() to stick with the ANSI API
  • Do not check phrase longer than MAX_PHRASE_LEN
  • Implement dynamic programming phrasing algorithm #73
  • Clean bopomofo buffer when mode change to English mode #89 #97
  • Update README to GFM.
  • Replace 'INCLUDE' with 'AM_CPPFLAGS' #68 #114 #116
  • Use [Shift]+[-] to input EM DASH (u+2014) as default #113 #124
  • Use Backspace to close candidate window #128
  • Use PgUp/PgDn to turn pages of candidates #129
  • Update Windows default search path #78
  • The word "zuin", "Zhuyin" are obsolete terms for "Bopomofo"
  • Add const whenever possible in several APIs
  • Toggle shape mode with shift-space #141 #142
• Successful stories:
  • chewing-windows-tsf project provides Text Services Framework
    support for Microsoft Windows.